Finance Director
dnata
Europe, United Kingdom, England, Preston
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Salary
Rank
Director
Responsibility
Functional Tower Lead
Scope
Regional
Workplace
Hybrid
Functions
Finance
Reports to
Level
N-2
Travel Max:
15%
Posting Date
07-29-2024
Description
We are now recruiting for a Finance Director on a 12-month Maternity Cover contract, to join our Finance team at our UK Head Office in Leyland, near Preston.
We are now recruiting for a Finance Director on a 12-month Maternity Cover contract, to join our Finance team at our UK Head Office in Leyland, near Preston.
In this role you will provide financial leadership to the business for the following functions: Management Accounting, Finance Systems, internal & external financial and regulatory reporting, Financial Control and Treasury. You will deliver a quality financial service to the dnata Travel UK businesses and shared service functions, driving efficiencies and delivering accurate reporting in line with group policies.
We’re looking for someone with several years’ experience in financial roles at a similar level, ideally with a travel industry background.
You need to have a proven record of leadership, providing individual and team development, along with motivating and driving a high-performance culture.
This is a hybrid role, however initially there may be a requirement to be more office-based. Some UK travel will be required
Key Responsibilities
- Provide regular communication and financial support for the dnata Travel UK businesses and shared service functions
- Lead the standardisation of Management Accounts and Financial reporting across the dnata Travel UK businesses and shared service functions providing recommendations and driving change where appropriate
- Build and maintain a robust financial control environment and culture UK group wide ensuring alignment with GFR manual & policies
- Ensure engagement and delivery in the audit process including providing accurate and timely audit deliverables, managing the relationship and working closely with internal and external audit partners
- Provide effective communication of financial performance for the dnata Travel UK businesses and shared service functions. Including consolidated reporting for actuals, forecast & budget, statutory accounts and GFR reporting & liaison
- Ensure that all balance sheets are fully and appropriately reconciled, and control risks highlighted and opportunities identified
- Maintain, develop and exploit UK ERP and other Finance related systems
- Provide accurate and timely ad hoc reporting and financial analysis to the dnata Travel UK businesses and shared service functions
- Oversee dnata Travel UK balance sheet, cash flow budget and forecasting process, pre-empting and escalating areas of concern at the earliest stage
- Deliver a change in culture from multi-individual businesses to UK business shared service group ensuring engagement and sharing best practice
- Lead the Finance team providing leadership, motivation, and development opportunities ensuring a robust succession plan is in place
Qualification & Requirements
- Knowledge of accounting standards and financial control frameworks
- Strategic thinker with the ability to visualise opportunities, re-engineer and improve business processes
- Knowledge of the travel industry regulatory rules and environment
- Leadership capabilities with excellent influence and negotiating skills
- Numerate and analytical thinker, self-motivated and solution orientated
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Commercially astute with the ability to identify opportunities to improve revenue and profits
- Great attention to detail
- Excellent communicator, comfortable with communicating at all levels
- Strong interpersonal skills and team management
- Able to work in a team environment and autonomously
- In depth travel industry knowledge highly preferred
- Reporting and presentation skills
- Significant Post Qualified Accounting Experience
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 5 full years of service (+ bank holidays)
- Additional annual leave purchase scheme
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Private medical cover for you
- Low-cost health care for our family
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Travel discounts – we have a dedicated Staff Travel Team to source the best deals for our people
- Ongoing development – we have an in-house People Development Team
- Industry/social events – including supplier events, office socials & parties and pop-up shops
- Cycle to work scheme
- Long service awards
- Belong programme – six Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that play a crucial role in implementing our DEI strategy
- Volunteer days – one day’s paid leave each year to volunteer with a registered charity
- dnata4good – supporting the local communities we work, live and thrive in
- Refer a friend scheme
- Free eye care tests
- Free Taste Card membership– offering discounts on dining out, movies, attractions, takeaways and online shopping
- Casual dress code
- Free tea and coffee, subsidised on-site restaurant with free wifi and free car parking
Company Profile
dnata
Industry
Airlines and Aviation
Revenue
$2.53B
Employees
41,000
Fortune 500 Rank
NA
Global 500 Rank
NA
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